Viability excerpt
Excerpt from Chapter One: The Bitterroots
We stand at the moment of decision as a movement. We all hoped the battle would have ended by now. It has not. If anything, it has been amped up to a level we may never have considered before. If we haven’t learned it by now, abortion providers are dedicated to their core to expanding abortions coast-to-coast. Now they have a federal government to help pave the way.
Is our temptation to just continue doing what we have always done? We will not succeed if we choose to do so. We will only get more of the results we are already experiencing while failing to inspire a new generation of leadership.
Are we content to look over our shoulders to past victories and cling to those as our high water marks, like veterans of war living on memories but never fully grasping the present? That is no way to prepare for ultimate victory. Yes, we’ve won our share of battles and we should be encouraged by these advances. But now it’s a new day, and we must rise up to meet it.
Will we choose to not plan at all, and to pretend that everything will be OK? If we do so, we will merely watch as every latest fad in the life movement gets thrown against the wall to see if it sticks. We are shamefully avoiding our duty if this is the route we adopt.
Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery did not relish the thought of what they were in for when they started across the Bitterroots. As seasoned veterans, they knew what to expect: hardship, hunger, cold, frustration, and a very real possibility of death.
If they had decided to turn back, they may not have survived the winter. Whether they made it back home or not, they would be known to us today as no more than a tragic footnote in American history, lost in the snows or returned in defeat.
They knew that their victory remained firmly set to the west, and that west was the only direction in which destiny beckoned them to go.
We have our destiny as well, and it lies at some point in the future when the inhumanity of abortion will be no more in the United States of America. To get there, we must keep the flame alive. We must remain viable.
It’s time to start crossing the mountains.
Mike, will you please list the three most important steps pro-life can take at this point in time? I am mindful that pro-life has experienced no breakthrough (no substantial reduction in abortions and certainly no end to legal abortions) for 43 years (since Colorado legalized abortion for the “hard cases” in 1967. I very much appreciate your reply.
Royce (Dunn)
Director of Life Chain
Royce Dunn
22 Jul 10 at 11:05 am
Hi, Royce. As you aware, I cover seven fundamental keys that I believe are critical to the life movement as it advances. If I had to condense these down to the three most important steps, I would have to suggest 1) Prayer. Abortion at its core is a spiritual battle that we cannot win unless we are engaged at this core level. 2) Leadership. We have a new generation rising up that wants to stand for something that’s real. It is incumbent on today’s movement to prepare leaders who will advance this cause to utlimate victory. 3) Structure. We need to be less about Lone Rangers and more about intentional strategic planning and development that provides meaningful engagement and goal-driven activities.
The other pieces of the puzzle, including tactical steps, will fall into place when we address these three areas.
Mike
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28 Jul 10 at 6:49 pm